Wang Pu has been the prime minister since he was 30 years old and has been in charge of the government for more than ten years. After retiring from the early Song Dynasty for a few years, he has now re-entered the Political Affairs Hall. He is only 47 years old and is still at his peak.

The reason why Li Jia chose Wang Pu was not only because he was the prime minister, but also because of the northerner. In addition to these two factors, the other reason was Wang Pu's fame.

As the prime minister, he could not put down the volume and had a profound knowledge. He compiled "The Records of Emperor Shizong", "The Tang Huiyao", and "The Five Dynasties". He created this kind of historical books.

In this way, his fame, knowledge and identity are very suitable for serving as the chief examiner, that is, the role of Zhigong Ju.

Obviously, there is no more suitable role than Wang Pu in terms of candidates.

In this way, once appointed, he immediately asked his servant to return home and brought all his washing, clothing and other things to the imperial city.

This is to avoid taboos and prevent cheating.

Once the examiner is ordered, he is not allowed to communicate with the outside world to ensure the fairness and justice of the imperial examination.

"Why hasn't my father returned yet?"

On the ninth day of the fourth month, in the palace, Wang Yixu, who had just woken up as the fourth son, rubbed his eyes and saw that in the living room, his mother and three brothers, all had tired faces, but their eyes were filled with joy.

"Your father was left in the palace yesterday and has been given an important task by the saint!"

The mother smiled and said, "This is also a good thing for your father and our family."

Wang Yixu turned his attention to his elder brother, Wang Yisun, who is now the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and his face is not reflected in his emotions.

"Good and misfortune are unpredictable-" Wang Yisun sighed, and then said: "Father, he has been appointed by the saint as the tribute tribute in the ninth year of Shenwu. The chief examiner sent someone to pack up his clothes last night and stay in the imperial city."

"Ah?" Wang Yixu was only sixteen or seventeen years old, but he had already learned the importance of power and the significance of tribute. He said excitedly: "My father took on this important task, I'm afraid that the threshold of our family would be broken!"

"That's right!" Wang Yisun nodded and said in a deep voice: "Now my father cannot make any mistakes. Since last night, I have closed the door and stopped socializing with guests. I have also written a letter to say "I am aware."

"As for you, don't go out again these days, just study hard at home-"

"Here--"

When Wang Yixu heard this, he sighed, but he did not dare to disobey it. The elder brother is like his father, so it is natural to discipline him.

"Mother, as for my uncle's visit, don't interfere. Meeting, the Jinshi exam becomes more and more rigorous and there is no gap."

"Forget it, just listen to my son."

Then the palace went up and down, and the gates did not go out, and the two gates did not step in, and they kept their doors to thank the guests. This made the families who gave gifts and asked for a visit very much.

However, the articles and books about Wang Pu have been produced overnight, and they were quickly launched the next day, and they were sold in a bad way.

It is open and upright to understand the examiner's articles and thoughts.

Zhang Qixian is not immune to the vulgarity. Although he has read too many articles, he is inevitably unsatisfied and has no sense of ups and downs.

In the bookstore, the collection of articles about Wang Xianggong has been hyped up to five pillars per book, and it is often priced but not worth it, which makes him unable to help but want to sell his collection of books at home.

Soon, dozens of big men suddenly ran over the street, their faces flushed, and they ran into major book shops quickly. Obviously, there was something very important.

Zhang Qixian thought to himself, is there any situation that is even bigger than the imperial examination?

Therefore, it must be about the imperial examination.

In this way, he asked around like an ordinary person.

After a while, there were well-informed people on the street and they spoke loudly.

"Deputy Examiner, Hanlin Bachelor Tao Gu——"

"Huang Tianyou, Minister of Rites, also serves as deputy examiner."

Soon, the book shops seemed to have locusts, and the students rushed over and could no longer care about their faces.

When Zhang Qixian heard these two people, he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

Tao Gu was an old minister of the five dynasties. In the second year of Gande (964), Tao Gu also presided over the selection of the Ministry of Personnel and the tribute of the Ministry of Rites. It can be said that he has rich experience.

As for Huang Tianyou, the Minister of Rites, the imperial examination was his main job, and he was familiar with the position of deputy chief examiner.

These two men served as deputy chief examiners, which can be said to be harmonious and perfect.

But among the three examiners, two were northerners and one was southerners. The emperor was extremely caring for the mood of northerners.

These three people are all in the imperial city, and they have special people to take care of them, so they are not allowed to contact the outside world.

But the Ministry of Rites was obviously busy.

The cause is very simple, because Bianliang is too small, and the tribute court of the Shangshu Province and the Ministry of Rites are too small, and it is extremely unsuitable to take the exam for more than 1,000 people.

Because since the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty, there was not enough funds to build a new tribute court.

The provincial examination was originally held in the Ministry of Rites of the Shangshu Province, but later it was held in the Wucheng King Temple, Kaibao Temple, and Imperial Academy.

These examination venues are temporarily borrowed, not only are they unable to strictly prevent examination fraud, but also a large-scale fire occurred in February of the eighth year of Yuanfeng (1085), causing a tragedy.

It was not until the reign of Emperor Huizong of Song that the tribute court was built on a large scale.

In view of this, the ministers expressed their opinions, and the Confucius Temple, the King of Wucheng Temple, the Imperial Academy, etc. were all rejected by the emperor one by one.

"How can the land be used as a tribute court, either narrow or noisy?"

The emperor said in a deep voice: "According to my opinion, the largest temple in Bianliang City is the Daxiangguo Temple. Its place is spacious and even if it is a little noisy, as long as it is closed, it is okay to borrow it for the time being."

In this way, a temporary tribute court will be available.

Then the court spent thousands of guan to reform it so that it would be suitable for the students to take the exam.

Until April 28, after more than half a month of preparation for the renovation of the tribute school, the exam questions were copied, and even to better prevent cheating, it consisted of three copies.

On the day of the exam, the emperor will personally choose one.

This huge imperial examination was something that the Northerners had never experienced and was unforgettable.

Three days and two nights.

The first scene is to post the scriptures, fill in the blanks, Confucian classics, and the most basic one.

The second game is strategy theory, the mind, insight, and ambition of passing the Jinshi exam.

The third session is also a fill-in-the-blank, which is just a law and rules that you have obtained. If you don’t understand the laws and rules, how can you become an official?

The fourth scene is a clear calculation and arithmetic problem. Whether it is measuring the land mu or counting Dingkou, it is necessary.

The fifth scene is a poem and essay, which is considered to be a test of literary talent.

This was a continuous cycle without a break. After Zhang Qixian came out, he felt that he was almost exhausted.

I took a long sleep before I recovered.

The chances of admitting 120 out of more than 1,100 people are too low.

In the north like him, he was really unfamiliar with this Jinshi exam. He saw that the southerners were as fast as they were, and he felt sore in his heart.
Chapter completed!